Peter G. Schultz

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American geneticist

United States ScientistsBorn 1956 · age 70

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Fame49.6

Momentum5.6

Languages12

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Awards 14

2021NAS Award in Chemical Sciences

2019Tetrahedron Prize

2016Heinrich Wieland Prize

2013Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science

2013Ernest Solvay Prize

2006Arthur C. Cope Award

2003Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize

1994Wolf Prize in Chemistry

1991National Fresenius Award

1991Ernest Orlando Lawrence Award

1990ACS Award in Pure Chemistry

1988Alan T. Waterman Award

honorary doctor of the University of Uppsala

Alfred Bader Award in Bioinorganic or Bioorganic Chemistry

Connected to Peter 6

Ben FeringaAlso won Tetrahedron Prize

Omar M. YaghiAlso won Ernest Solvay Prize

Roald HoffmannAlso won Arthur C. Cope Award

Charles M. LieberAlso won ACS Award in Pure Chemistry

Paul AlivisatosAlso won NAS Award in Chemical Sciences

James G. MarchAlso won honorary doctor of the University of Uppsala

About this person

Peter G. Schultz is an American chemist, entrepreneur, and nonprofit leader. He is the CEO and president and Professor of Chemistry at Scripps Research, the founder and former director of GNF, and the founding director of the California-Skaggs Institute for Innovative Medicines, established in 2012. In August 2014, Nature Biotechnology ranked Schultz the #1 top translational researcher in 2013. Schultz's contributions to the field of chemistry have included the development and application of methods to expand the genetic code of living organisms, the discovery of catalytic antibodies, and the development and application of molecular diversity technologies to address problems in chemistry, biology, and medicine.

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United States